Indian Graduate Student Scholarships

 

To provide financial aid to eligible Indian students to enable them to obtain advanced degrees.

Active 15.059 Bureau of Indian Education, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Not applicable. Snyder Act of 1921, Public Law 67-85, 25 U.S.C. 13. Individual applicants must be Indian students who are members of Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, who have been admitted to a graduate program and have unmet financial need. Members of Federally Recognized Indian Tribes who are a member of or are at least one-fourth degree Indian blood descendant of a member of an Indian tribe which is eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States through the Bureau of Indian Affairs to Indians because of their status as Indians. Individual applicants must have proof of membership or one-fourth degree of Indian blood or descendant of a member of a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe. Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. An environmental impact assessment is not required for this listing. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Applicants should contact the American Indian Graduate Center which administers the program on behalf of the Bureau. The 2014 AIGC award includes $1,443,000 for scholarships and $707,000 for financial assistance loans with a service pay back option. (The American Indian Law Center also receives $342,000 for pre-law courses.). 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Application forms may be obtained from the local BIA agency or BIE Education Line Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. The applicant will be notified of the amount of the award by the financial aid office of the admitting university. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines 20 to 30 days from the receipt of the application by the American Indian Graduate Center. Not applicable. Individuals must reapply annually. Not applicable. Grant funds may be used to defray the costs of obtaining a graduate degree. Not applicable. Not applicable. None. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Awards made are not to exceed one academic year. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. Ms.Juanita Mendoza, Bureau of Indian Education, MS 4657-MIB, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20240 Email: juanita.mendoza@bie.edu Phone: (202) 208-3559. Juanita Mendoza
1849 C Street, N.W.
Bureau of Indian Education, MS 4657-MIB
Washington, DC 20240 US
juanita.mendoza@bie.edu
Phone: 2022083559 http://www.bie.edu/contact.htm 14-2100-0-1-501 (Project Grants) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $0.00; FY 24 est $0.00; FY 21$0.00; FY 20$0.00; FY 19$0.00; FY 18$0.00; FY 16 est $2,992,000.00; FY 17 - This CFDA is used as requested by the Indian Tribes. A $0.00 obligation projection for FY2022 does not mean this CFDA will not be used, rather it means Indian Tribes have not yet requested support under this CFDA as of the time of this entry. Range is $250 to $4,000; Average $3,947. 25 CFR, Part 40. Fiscal Year 2024 Obligations are reliant on Tribal requests. Indian Tribes have not yet requested support under this program as of the time of this entry.